Every Species is a Masterpiece (Green Ideas)

In twenty short books Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.Every Species is a Masterpiece brings together some of Edward O. Wilsons most profound and significant writings on the rich diversity of life on Earth our place in it and our obligation to conserve the planets fragile ecosystems.Over the past 75 years a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through the decades becoming the classics of a movement. Together these books show the richness of environmental thought and point the way to a fairer saner greener world. About the Author Edward O. Wilson is widely recognized as one of the worlds pre-eminent biologists and naturalists. The author of more than thirty books includingConsilienceThe Diversity of LifeThe Social Conquest of EarthThe Meaning of Human Existence andLetters to a Young Scientist Wilson is a Professor Emeritus at Harvard University. The winner of two Pulitzer Prizes he lives in Lexington Massachusetts.